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Smith letter: Faith healing

What is the difference between a parent strapping explosives to their child and a parent who refuses medical care for an ill child? Are they based on “faith” as they may say? Are they justified or are they negligent and/or guilty of causing fatal harm to those children, whether immediate or prolonged? Should we allow this to occur or work to end these actions?

MaryEvelyn Smith, Boise

This story was originally published September 2, 2016 at 7:43 PM with the headline "Smith letter: Faith healing."

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